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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: formb on April 08, 2013, 02:31:40 pm

Title: Scratches sucesses
Post by: formb on April 08, 2013, 02:31:40 pm
I was asked to quote a builders clean for a construction company. I went round to quote it this morning and surprise surprise there are scratches on pretty much every pane.  >:( I explained to the site agent that I would not clean them without written agreement that the windows are already damaged.  ;)

He has asked me if I could quote for sorting the scratches.  :-\

I had a good look at most of them and they all seem pretty light. I couldn't catch my nail on any of them. There were no scratches on the hardened glass on the doors.

Has anyone got a definitive method for removing scratches? I have tried cirium oxide in the past to varying degrees of success, but just wanted to know if anyone on here has a better method? If not I'll just walk away.
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: richard jagger on April 08, 2013, 05:43:14 pm
Your paste is fine then just us a random orbital sander with a sponge mop. Take a look on You tube to see the method as it in vital the glass does not get hot or it will crack. You can buy the sander for about 50 quid from Machine mart. or a battery one from a company that sells kits. I have all the kit and never get the opportunity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkEd32Y1_rY
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: Neil Gornall on April 08, 2013, 05:58:31 pm
Try these people

http://www.glasspolishshop.com/
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: windiewasher on April 08, 2013, 06:13:56 pm
Colgate toothpaste.brown paper or grease proof paper.works a treat.
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: robertphil on April 08, 2013, 06:55:29 pm
Quote from: windiewasher on April 08, 2013, 06:13:56 pm
Colgate toothpaste.brown paper or grease proof paper.works a treat.
  whats the paper do?

about a yr ago I rubbed colgate into some really obvious scratches,then polished with a rag>  scratches still  obvious grrrr, but but but, at the next clean 6 weeks down the road I couldn't see the scratches and I look everytime, cannot see em !
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: windiewasher on April 08, 2013, 07:04:32 pm
Quote from: robertphil on April 08, 2013, 06:55:29 pm
Quote from: windiewasher on April 08, 2013, 06:13:56 pm
Colgate toothpaste.brown paper or grease proof paper.works a treat.
  whats the paper do?

about a yr ago I rubbed colgate into some really obvious scratches,then polished with a rag>  scratches still  obvious grrrr, but but but, at the next clean 6 weeks down the road I couldn't see the scratches and I look everytime, cannot see em !
The paper doesnt absorb the paste and is smooth helps when rubbing scratches.
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: formb on April 08, 2013, 07:07:34 pm
Quote from: windiewasher
Colgate toothpaste.brown paper or grease proof paper.works a treat.

How much polishing? 2 minutes? 10 minutes? An hour?
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: windiewasher on April 08, 2013, 07:08:54 pm
Quote from: Soapy Souter on April 08, 2013, 07:07:34 pm
Quote from: windiewasher
Colgate toothpaste.brown paper or grease proof paper.works a treat.

How much polishing? 2 minutes? 10 minutes? An hour?
Couple of minutes
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: Diamond standard ltd on April 08, 2013, 07:14:21 pm
Nhbc state if you can only see it from two metres away. So the site agent told me.
Title: Re: Scratches sucesses
Post by: ben M on April 08, 2013, 07:24:00 pm
only one solution IMAO walk away  ;)